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Date of these obituaries: 12-16-2003
Larry Rigg, respected furniture salesman
Larry Ross Rigg of Highland Heights was a successful furniture salesman in Newport and Covington for 29 years even though -- or perhaps because -- he always told customers the truth.
Brenda Flaugher Rigg, his wife of 40 years, said she'll always remember the time a Cincinnati Bengals football player came to her husband's store for some bar stools.
"He was huge, " she said, "and Larry told him, 'We have barstools, and I'll show them to you, but we don't have any bar stools that are going to hold up for you.'
"And the guy looked at the bar stools and said, 'You're right. These aren't for me.' "
Mr. Rigg died Saturday at his home. He was 64.
A native of Bracken County, Mr. Rigg served in the U.S. Air Force between 1957 and 1961, when he was forced to hang up his uniform because of a lung ailment he'd developed while stationed in England. He had to have a lung removed.
"He would have been a career man, " Mrs. Rigg said. "He really loved the Air Force."
Mr. Rigg would go on to sell furniture at three stores in Northern Kentucky -- Louis Marx Furniture in Newport, Tillman Furniture and Appliance in Covington and Value City Furniture in Latonia.
"He was honest. He would not sell cheaply made furniture, " his wife said.
"At the end of his sales career, he was serving the second generation. The husbands and wives would come in when they got married
and buy their furniture, and 20 years later their children -- their sons and daughters -- would come in with their spouse and buy their furniture.
"Customers followed him from store to store. Mr. Rigg retired eight years ago with a disability. When he contracted throat cancer three years ago, he had to give up his beloved hobby of golf.
"His favorite pastime was golf, " Mrs. Rigg said. "He had lots of friends and whenever they had the opportunity, they would get a foursome together and play golf.
"He was sad when he got throat cancer and thought he couldn't golf.
"But his friends would come and put him in a golf cart and take him around with them."
In addition to his wife, Mr. Rigg is survived by a daughter, Tammy Cook of Dallas; a son, Scott Rigg of Highland Heights; and a grandson, Garrett Austin Rigg, 11, of Greeley, Colo.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home in Highland Heights.
Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Following the services will be a reception in the clubhouse at the Shadow Lake condominium community in Cold Spring.
Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 11117 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242; or Fisher House, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 415 Schlatter Drive, WPAFB, Ohio 45433.
Donald Brock, 64, of Ryland Heights, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a supervisor with I Dutch and Sons Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Rochelle Brock; a son, Lawrence Brock of Erlanger; daughters, Michelle Graham of Taylor Mill and Carol Houston of Dry Ridge; a brother, Estill Brock of Norwood, Ohio; sisters, Wanda Moore of Corbin, Debra Brock and Cloretta Davidson, both of Norwood; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
April Dawn Brockman, 32, of Turners Station, died Saturday in an auto accident on I-71 in Carroll County. She was an employee of Accu-Tec in Crestwood and a member of English Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, John G. Brockman; a son, Corey W. Harmon of Turners Station; stepsons, Michael Brockman and Brian Brockman, both of Crestwood; a stepdaughter, Stephanie Brockman of Crestwood; her parents, Robert Perry of Turners Station and Dorothy Perry of Carrollton; a sister, Tracy L. Blackburn of Turners Station; and a brother, Chris E. Perry of Turners Station.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in English Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to English Baptist Church Building Fund, 3449 Highway 389, Carrollton, Ky. 41008; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Robert R. Davenport, 79, of Union, died Monday at his home. He was an electronics technician and an Army veteran of World War II. A son, Robert R. Davenport Jr., preceded him in death.
Survivors include daughters, Vicki Robertson of Las Vegas, Tracy Cannon of Union, Vita Speagle of Burlington and Trina Barnes of Union; sons, Raymond Davenport of Union and Timothy Davenport of Florence; 20 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Hopeful Lutheran Cemetery, Florence.
Joseph B. Donnelly, 72, of Highland Heights, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a postal worker.
Survivors include his wife, Margie Kremer Donnelly; a son, Michael Donnelly of Highland Heights; daughters, Kathy Farley of Ellicott City, Md., and Kim Richardson of Lebanon; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Memorials are suggested to Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, 895 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202; or Asbury United Methodist Church, 2916 Alexandria Pike, Highland Heights, Ky. 41076.
Sheryl Williams Fields, 61, of Crittenden, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a shipping clerk with Duro Bag Co., Richwood.
Survivors include her husband, Kenton Fields; sons, Danny Deaton of Corinth, David Deaton and Arvel Deaton, both of Crittenden, and Kenny Fields of Walbash, Ind.; daughters, Jeanna Helton of Norwood, Ohio, Tammy Manning of Navarre, Fla., Mary Storms of Williamstown, Deborah Collins of Dry Ridge, Tina Smith of Hartwell, Ohio, Loretta Hopper of Ryland Heights and Sandy Thorton of North Carolina; a brother, William Justin Williams of Blythe, Calif.; sisters, Jean Brown of Fairfield, Ohio, and Sandra Weisberger of Gillford, Ind.; 21 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, 132 S. Main St., Crittenden, Ky. 41030.
Bessie M. Hill, 76, of Covington, died at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired nurse's aide with St. Elizabeth Medical Centers.
Survivors include sons, Clarence Hill of Covington and Denny Hill of Latonia; daughters, Darlene Baker of Lexington, Cindy Scharold of Ryland Heights, Jackie Crupper of Williamstown and Joy Moore of Independence; a half-sister, Hazel Novotni of Cincinnati; 15 grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to the disabled children's charity of the donor's choice.
Dorothy Mae Montfort, 84, of Highland Heights, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a surgical secretary with St. Luke Hospitals and a member of First Baptist Church of Fort Thomas.
Survivors include her husband, William Montfort; a son, William R. Montfort of Camby, Ind.; a daughter, Diane Staudinger of Highland Heights; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Margaret Plumm, 84, of Covington, died Sunday at St. Charles Care Center in Covington. She was a registered nurse with St. Alexis Hospital in Cleveland and a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Her husband, Oscar H. Plumm, died in 1977.
Survivors include a daughter, Margie Plumm of Edgewood; brothers, Andrew Puky of Detroit and Michael Puky of Cleveland; two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Evaline Jackson Ray, 48, of Carrollton, died Monday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Vic Ray; a son, Eric David Shields of Carrollton; a stepson, John T. Ray of Heidelberg, Miss.; a stepdaughter, Julie Ann Young of Wichita, Kan.; her mother, Opal Jackson of Carrollton; brothers, Carol Jackson of Michigan, Bobby Jackson of Carrollton and David Jackson of Madison, Ind.; a grandson and a step-granddaughter.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Lucy Roseberry, 94, of Butler, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired employee of Disabled American Veterans, an employee of Grants Lick Elementary School and a member of Fairlane Baptist Church, Grants Lick. Her husband, Frank Roseberry, died in 1959. A son, Albert Roseberry, and a daughter, Mary Jackson, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Elmer Roseberry of Butler and Alan Roseberry of Independence; a daughter, Dorothy Montgomery Jackson of Grants Lick; brothers, Donald Lawson of Florence and Allie Lawson of Covington; sisters, Velma Walthers of Ellenton, Fla., Lillian Nazi of Taylor Mill and Minnie Roseberry of Butler; 19 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Fairlane Baptist Church, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Grants Lick. Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Grethel Moore Sams, 83, of Covington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church, Covington.
Survivors include her husband, Gilbert Sams; sons, Billy Sams and Danny L. Sams, both of Crittenden; a brother, Wilbert Moore of Connersville, Ind.; sisters, Nannie Ruth Womack of Tyner and Cecile Fallowfield of Tampa, Fla.; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Oak Ridge Baptist Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Oak Ridge Baptist Church, 6036 Club House Drive, Covington, Ky. 41015; or Walton Christian Church, 50 S. Main St., Walton, Ky. 41094.
Barry Wayne Smith, 43, of Owenton, died Thursday at his home.
Survivors include a daughter, Tonya Smith of Owenton; his father, Asbury Smith; brothers, Ronald Curtis Smith of Owenton and Brian Scott Smith of Booneville; a sister, Carla Dunwiddie of Anderson, Ind.; his grandmother, Syble Webb Anderson of Anderson, Ind.; and a grandson.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at McDonald and New Funeral Home, Seminary Street location, Owenton. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Cow Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Booneville.
Donald Frederick Smith, 47, of Canton, Miss., died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a self-employed welder.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Smith; a daughter, Veronica Jenkins Smith of Jackson, Miss.; sisters, Cynthia Smith of Union, Carolyn Collins of Florence, Mattie Cureton of Marietta, Ga., Maria A. Mack of Houston, Lillian Smith of Walton and Rachael Smith of Riverside, Calif.; brothers, Challis R. Smith, Willie A. Smith, Edward E. Smith, James K. Smith and John A. Smith, all of Canton, Miss., Eddie Smith of Union and Toney Smith of Cerritos, Calif.; and a grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Peoples Funeral Home, Canton, Miss. Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Smith Family Cemetery, Farmhaven, Miss. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling local arrangements.
Ruby Geneva Henderson Tollner, 85, of Germantown, died Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Germantown Christian Church. A son, John David Tollner, and a daughter, Donna Elizabeth Tollner, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Ernest Edward Tollner; a son, Ernest William Tollner of Bogart, Ga.; daughters, Patricia Ann Hurley of Titusville, S.C., Martha Susan Caldeo of Palmdale, Calif., Mary Nell Dildine of San Antonio, Sarah Louise Miller of Lexington, S.C., and Rebecca Diane Cooper; a brother, John M. Henderson Jr. of Germantown; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Germantown Christian Church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Memorials are suggested to Germantown Christian Church, 81 Bridgeville Road, Germantown, Ky. 41044; or Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056. Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown, is handling arrangements.
Dennis Turner, 49, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired blender with Kahn's Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Sheila Turner; a daughter, Georgia Turner of Southgate; a son, Michael Turner of Covington; his mother, Hazel Turner of Union; a sister, Debbie Combs of Union; a brother, Mike Turner of Union; and a grandson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rice Cemetery, Union. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
James Robert Vogt, 51, of Florence, died Sunday at Jewish Hospital Kenwood, Cincinnati. He was a computer programmer with Sorgeti USA and a member of Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Erlanger.
Survivors include his wife, Judy Vogt; sons, Matt Gillispie of Florence and Dustin Vogt of Lexington; a daughter, Stacie Vogt of Florence; sisters, Helen Cline of Fort Mitchell, Mary Keebler of Punta Gorda, Fla., and Ann Nicolaci of Cincinnati; a brother, Larry Vogt of Cincinnati; and six grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mary Queen of Heaven Church. Visitation will be from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 105 W. Fourth St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.
Marian "Mimi" Winters, 70, of Ludlow, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a homemaker and a part-time employee of Dee-Lite Restaurant, Ludlow, and was a member of St. Ann Church in Covington and the Ludlow Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary.
Her husband, Ronald Winters, died in 1998.
Survivors include sons, Ronald L. Winters Jr. of Erlanger, John Winters of Elsmere and Pete Winters of Bromley; daughters, Debora Arthur of Erlanger, Brenda Winters of Rising Sun, Ind., Ruth Wilkinson of Florence, Michelle Lemker and Lisa Brownfield, both of Ludlow; sisters, JoAnn Metzger and Jean Eisenman, both of Fort Wright; and 12 grandchildren.Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Ann Church, Covington.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Ann Church, 1274 Parkway Ave., Covington, Ky. 41014; or Ludlow Fire Department, 234 Oak St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016.
